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Make informed decisions about AI in your school

Find practical guidance on governance, teaching, assessment and implementation, written for the teams deciding what responsible AI use should look like in their school.

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TopSchool cover reading: Generative AI, A school decision map

Leadership Leadership guide 24 September 2026 5 minute read

Generative AI in Education: A School Leader's Decision Map

An approved AI tool does not settle every school decision. Use this map to spot what changes when the purpose, users or scale of a proposed use changes.

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Start with the decision in front of your team

Each topic covers one part of school-wide AI planning, from clarifying who owns a decision to reviewing what a pilot has taught you.

Governance4 resources

Who decides, advises and reviews?

Clarify who can approve an AI use case, who needs to be consulted and how decisions will be reviewed.

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Implementation8 resources

How should a pilot or rollout work?

Plan a manageable pilot, support teacher workflows and decide whether it is ready to expand.

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Leadership11 resources

How does AI fit the whole school?

Connect AI choices to curriculum, safeguarding, data, infrastructure and wider school priorities.

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Evidence7 resources

What should we learn before expanding?

Examine educational value, implementation signals and the limits of the evidence before using AI more widely.

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TopSchool cover reading: Teacher learning. After the AI workshop.

Implementation Practical guide 21 September 2026 10 minute read

AI Professional Development for Teachers After the First Workshop

One AI workshop is not enough. Use rehearsal, classroom practice, coaching and evidence to decide what teacher support should come next.

Leadership Decision Brief 17 September 2026 11 minute read

What Can an AI Agent Do in Your School?

Decide what an AI agent may read, prepare, stage or execute in school operations, using a practical matrix for permissions, approval and recovery.

TopSchool cover reading: Student data. Before it reaches AI.

Governance School data decision brief 16 September 2026 9 minute read

How Should Schools Handle Student Data in Generative AI Tools?

Decide when to exclude student data, transform an AI task or use a specifically approved protected workflow in your school.

TopSchool cover reading: Personalised learning. Keep expectations high.

Implementation Practical guide 14 September 2026 9 minute read

Personalised Learning With AI Without Lowering Expectations

AI can help teachers vary access, pace, explanation, practice and support. Keep the learning goal clear, and check what pupils can explain or do with appropriate support.

Leadership Leadership perspective 10 September 2026 13 minute read

How Should Schools Explain Their AI Approach to Parents?

Parents do not need another vague promise about responsible AI. They need clear answers about where it is used, what the school checks and who remains accountable.

TopSchool cover reading: What belongs in your school AI policy?

Governance Decision Brief 9 September 2026 9 minute read

What Belongs in a School AI Acceptable Use Policy?

A decision brief for school leaders choosing which durable AI rules belong in policy and which changing details need a maintained home.

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Talk with TopSchool about governance, school context, teacher workflows and a rollout your leadership, academic and technical teams can review together.

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Make informed decisions about AI in your school

Generative AI in Education: A School Leader's Decision Map

Start with the decision in front of your team

Who decides, advises and reviews?

How should a pilot or rollout work?

How does AI fit the whole school?

What should we learn before expanding?

Find guidance for your next decision

Generative AI in Education: A School Leader's Decision Map

AI Professional Development for Teachers After the First Workshop

What Can an AI Agent Do in Your School?

How Should Schools Handle Student Data in Generative AI Tools?

Personalised Learning With AI Without Lowering Expectations

How Should Schools Explain Their AI Approach to Parents?

What Belongs in a School AI Acceptable Use Policy?

Keep, Revise or Reject? How to Review AI-Generated Lesson Materials

AI Literacy for Students: What to Teach Before Independent Use

How Should a School Leadership Team Evaluate an AI Vendor?

10 Questions to Ask an AI Provider Before Starting a Pilot

What Should Be Standardised Across a School Network's AI Rollout?

From One School to a Network: What Changes When AI Adoption Has to Scale

Schools Don't Need Every Teacher to Become an AI Expert

How Can Teachers Tell What a Student Actually Understands When AI Helped?

AI Literacy for Teachers: Beyond Prompting

AI and Assessment in Schools: What Counts as Evidence of Learning Now?

Who should own AI governance in your school?

How to build the school-ready AI agent

Why school context is the missing layer in AI adoption

The summer AI reset: what schools should rethink before the next academic year

Generic AI vs school-aware AI for schools

What stronger AI adoption in schools looks like in practice

What school leaders should look for before scaling AI across schools

How to start an AI pilot without overloading teachers

Why schools need AI infrastructure, not just AI tools

TopSchool shortlisted for the National AI Awards 2025

Generative AI in education: threat or turning point?

TopSchool.ai partners with YouHua High School

Measuring educational impact in the age of GenAI: why it matters more than ever

Planning a school-wide approach to AI?